School building design in this publication is interpreted as meaning layout and arrangement of rooms rather than as architectural style. Citations are organized under (1) central authority publications, (2) local authority publications, (3) general works, (4) articles in periodicals, and (5) unpublished theses. (Author/MLF)

A variety of innovative construction and planning techniques have given a new look to physical education, recreation, and athletic facilities in recent years. This annotated bibliography focuses on the design and planning of such facilities. (CJ)

This bibliography lists 78 documents in English and 7 in Swedish on the subject of open plan secondary schools. These documents are not annotated individually, but are discussed in a text that is divided into ten major subject areas: Theory, Buildings, Staffing, Scotland, England, International, U.S.A., Canada, Sweden, and Australia. Each of these…

International recommendations concerning school buildings are listed. An annotated bibliography includes 280 annotated citations to materials on various aspects of educational architecture in both developed and developing countries. Arrangement is by topic: management, planning and programming, design for education, environmental design,…

This bibliography lists 194 documents on the practice, theory, philosophy, history, facilities, programs, and operations of conference centers and residential adult education programs, 1914-89. (SK)

This annotated bibliography has been designed as an introduction for the listings: Overview of Educational Environments, Campus Environment-Student Transactions, Student Characteristics; Housing and Residence Halls, Measurement of College Environments, Student-Campus Environment Dysfunctions, and Intentional Campus Designs. The references include…

This annotated bibliography includes summaries of 15 books and articles dealing with the topic of school landscape design, as well as a brief introduction that comments on recent trends in the field. Most of the publications cited are fairly recent; about two-thirds of them were published after 1970. Annotations range from approximately 125 to 250…

This booklet lists 100 books, articles, and theses dealing with the general topic of open plan schools. Most of the publications listed were published between 1965 and 1970, although a few entries are included from the period 1960-1965. ED numbers are given for those books that have been indexed and abstracted through the Educational Resources…

Because today's schools consume large amounts of energy and, consequently, pay high energy bills, the term "energy cirsis" is no exaggeration to describe the situation facing educators and school administrators. Schools everywhere are under pressure to use less electricity, natural gas, heating oil, and gasoline. While energy conservation…

This annotated bibliography lists approximately 50 publications dealing with the general topic of open-plan schools in Canada. With a few exceptions, all the publications listed were published between 1970 and 1973. Entries are organized into three separate sections for studies and other material produced by school boards and associations, studies…

Excellence in design of child care and other preschool facilities is an emerging issue in the architectural profession. This bibliography is intended to aid architects and other designers, child-care directors, policy makers, and researchers to locate the most up-to-date and best sources of design-relevant information. The bibliography is based on…

The twelve items in this annotated bibliography on energy use in the schools are entries in the ERIC system. Most of the publications and articles cited highlight techniques for conserving energy in existing school buildings. Some publications center on building energy efficient schools. Other topics touched on include economy in school…

This annotated bibliography focuses on the effects of the physical environment on education. Topics covered include school size, architectural design, seating arrangement, environmental stressors, alternative learning environments, enhancing learning through environmental change, and special groups of students within the school. The first section…

This bulletin contains a monthly record of current educational publications received by the Library Division of the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, etc., intended for inclusion in this record should be sent to the library of the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C. This bulletin contains the following: (1) Introductory notes; (2)…

This bulletin names and describes the publications of the Bureau of Education which, at the time of its compilation (September, 1912), are available for free distribution by this office. Many of these publications are of great value to teachers, students of education, librarians, and people having a general interest in education and the…